US Imperialism

120 Human Rights Groups Accuse US Of Shielding Israeli War Criminals

January 19, 2025 Safa News Agency. Resist! Genocide, Human Rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli war crimes, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, US Imperialism

A coalition of 120 international human rights organizations and activists has accused the United States of shielding Israeli war criminals by obstructing the enforcement of International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants. This condemnation follows the U.S. vote to impose sanctions on the ICC, undermining its ability to pursue justice against Israeli occupation leaders accused of war crimes. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the "Anti-ICC Law," a controversial bill that, if ratified, would penalize any foreign entity investigating or prosecuting U.S. citizens or citizens of allied states, including Israel.

A History Of Foreign Intrigue In Lebanon

January 16, 2025 As'ad AbuKhalil, Consortium News. Educate! History, Lebanon, Regime Change, Syria, US Imperialism

Finally, after two years and two months of a presidential vacuum, Lebanon has a new president. Western media coverage misses the essential point about the presidency of Lebanon: after the reforms of the Taif agreement in 1989, officially known as the National Reconciliation Accord, the Lebanese president lost his powers. A look back at the history shows that the Lebanese president is now largely a token ruler who does not actually rule. Before the Taif accords, which ended the 15-year Lebanese civil war, the Lebanese president was an absolutist who couldn’t be held accountable for his actions and ruled by decree.

The US Once Again Fails To Impose Its Will On The Venezuelan People

January 12, 2025 Manolo De Los Santos, People's Dispatch. Resist! 2024 Venezuelan elections, Bolivarian Revolution, Edmundo González Urrutia, Nicolas Maduro, US Imperialism, US sanctions against Venezuela, Venezuela

On Friday, January 10, in Caracas, Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for a third term (2025-2031). Hours later, about 587 miles away in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the failed candidate of the far-right opposition, Edmundo González, a self-proclaimed commander-in-chief, issued a message on social media ordering Venezuela’s military high command to “disregard the illegal orders given by those who have seized power.” Just last Thursday, in the Dominican Republic, flanked by a group of right-wing former Latin American presidents, González announced his intention to take possession of the presidency in Caracas.

No Popular Revolution Is Launched With Imperialism’s Backing

January 11, 2025 Bahman Azad, Workers.org. Strategize! Regime Change, Sanctions, Syria, US Imperialism

After more than a decade of military occupation, imposition of civil war and deadly economic sanctions by U.S. imperialism and its regional allies, the legitimate government of Syria was finally brought to its knees and a rebranded group of terrorists occupied Damascus and implemented imperialism’s long-term plan for regime change in Syria; an act which could not have been possible without direct military assistance of the U.S. and Israel and support from Türkiye and the reactionary regimes of the region. The rapid collapse of the Syrian government has led many who do not have a proper understanding of imperialism’s objectives and the historical global trends — and who base their assessments and analyses only on momentary and transient events — to blame Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government for the present defeat.

Dr Victor Frankenstein Disavows His Monster

January 10, 2025 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! Donald Trump, History, US Imperialism, Working Class

Very few humans have had the good fortune to descend into the depths of the world’s oceans. The deepest such place – 11 kilometres below sea level at its deepest point – is the Mariana Trench, which is located just north of the 607 islands of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean (by comparison, Mount Everest is nearly nine kilometres above sea level). Down there, in the depths below six kilometres in what is called the hadal zone, there is no light. It is called the hadal zone after Hades, the ancient Greek god of the underworld.

Israel, US, UK Launch First Joint Attack On Houthi Targets

January 10, 2025 Ikrame Imane Kouachi, Anadolu Ajansı. Educate! Israel, Palestine Solidarity, United Kingdom (UK), United States, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen - Israel, the US, and Britain on Friday carried out their first coordinated attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported. Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV also reported that a series of airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. The attack coincided with a rally in support of Palestine amid Israel’s 16-month-old continuing genocidal war on Gaza. Additionally, the Houthis reported six airstrikes on the port city of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. Al-Masirah later reported: “An American-British assault targeted the Harf Sufyan district in the governorate of Amran with 12 airstrikes.”

What’s At Stake With Maduro’s Inauguration In Venezuela

January 10, 2025 Stephanie Weatherbee Brito and Vivian Fernandes, People's Dispatch. Create! 2024 Venezuelan elections, Chavismo, Edmundo González Urrutia, Nicolas Maduro, US Imperialism, US sanctions against Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuelan opposition

January 10 is a crucial day for Venezuela: the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President, after having been re-elected with 52% of the votes on July 28. This act not only marks the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution, but also reflects the commitment of the Venezuelan people to the construction of a socialist model and in resistance to the aggression of US imperialism and the oligarchic elites. The Venezuelan reactionary sectors, supported by the US and its allies, have tried to destabilize the country on multiple occasions and once again now, with the defeated candidate Edmundo González self-proclaiming himself the winner and declaring that he will take office as president on the 10th.

The Ghost Of Jimmy Carter

January 10, 2025 Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. Educate! History, Jimmy Carter, US Imperialism

The late Jimmy Carter lived longer than any other U.S. president, passing away at the age of 100 on December 30, 2024. Like all presidents who only serve one term, Carter is generally considered to have been a failure after being defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980. What is less well known is that ample evidence indicates Reagan and his associates planned what is known as the “October Surprise ,” which kept U.S. hostages in Iran and sealed Carter’s electoral defeat. Carter’s hapless ending was largely forgotten because of his good works with Habitat for Humanity and his eschewing of the typical post-presidential cashing in with corporate speeches and other forms of money grubbing among the elite.

Twisting The Terrorism Narrative

January 8, 2025 Craig Murray, Consortium News. Educate! Israel, Israeli Imperialism, Lebanon, Media, Propaganda, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey, Türkiye, US Imperialism

There was absolutely nothing stopping them. But not one single member of Western mainstream media ever visited a bomb site in Lebanon to verify whether Israeli claims it was a Hezbollah base or missile site were true because they knew the answer is negative, as I found across dozens of bomb sites, and that is not the narrative they are paid to promote. But when a narrative they are paid to promote came to the fore, they flocked to Damascus – driving right past the bombed civilian homes, ambulance centres and schools of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley to get there – to promote Syria’s new Israel-, U.S.A- and Turkey-sponsored “democratic” government of entirely “reformed” HTS (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) Wahhabists.

Washington’s (Not So) Strong Man In Seoul Is Defying Arrest

January 7, 2025 In Jeong Kim, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Coup Attempt, Martial Law, Repression, South Korea, US Imperialism, Yoon Suk-Yeol

On January 3, three days after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection and abusing authority, investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office went to the presidential residence to execute the warrant—the first against a sitting president in Korean history. When investigators tried to arrest Yoon, they were confronted by hundreds of his supporters who had camped out to shield him. Following a dramatic five-hour standoff with the presidential security team, who had formed a “human wall” to block the path to Yoon, the investigators eventually retreated. The warrant remains valid until January 6.

Venezuelans Rally To Protect Their Government From US Interference

January 6, 2025 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. Featured Campaign, Podcast - Clearing The FOG 2014 Elections, Nicolas Maduro, US Imperialism, Venezuela

On January 10, President Maduro will be inaugurated and begin his third term in office. This follows a turbulent July election, which a US-backed opposition attempted to disrupt through violence, cyber attacks and allegations of fraud. Venezuelans mobilized successfully to thwart that effort but the United States continues to intervene through mercenaries, growing regional militarization and claims that the US-backed candidate, currently living in asylum in Spain, is the recognized president of Venezuela. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leonardo Flores of the Venezuela Solidarity Network about Venezuelans' preparations to protect their country and their gains made under the Bolivarian revolution.

The Panama Canal: From Teddy Roosevelt To Donald Trump

January 2, 2025 Workers World. Resist! Donald Trump, History, Panama Canal, US Imperialism

Just what is motivating President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal, buy Greenland and make Canada the 51st U.S. state? Does he think he can impose a new historic era of U.S. domination, or is he simply following in the footsteps of his imperialist predecessors — Republicans and Democrats alike? During his first term, Trump’s “America First” policy was purportedly based on U.S. isolationism. Is his recent demand that the Panama Canal “be returned to us, in full, quickly and without question,” an indication his second term has emboldened him to assert U.S. interests abroad more aggressively?

The Cuban Five Victory: Reflections 10 Years Later

January 1, 2025 Diana Block, Orinico Tribune. Educate! Cuba, Cuban 5, Economic Blockade, Solidarity, US Imperialism

I can remember clearly the rush of joy I felt when I heard the almost unbelievable news that the last three members of the Cuban Five, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, and Ramón Labañino, had landed in Havana on December 17th, 2014, after 16 years of unjust incarceration in U.S. prisons. (The other two members of the Five, Fernando González, and René González, had been released previously at the end of their prison terms.) I had corresponded with Gerardo while he was in prison and seeing the pictures of him embrace his wife, Adriana Pérez, who was about to give birth to their daughter Gema, made it all seem even more miraculous.

China Demands Withdrawal Of US Missile System From The Philippines

December 30, 2024 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. Educate! China, militarism, New Cold War, Philippines, South China Sea, US Imperialism

China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines’ plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a “strategic and offensive” weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders. Ning reminded the leadership in the Philippines of their promise of never taking sides among the major powers.

Washington’s Unstoppable Superweapon

December 29, 2024 Brian Berletic, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! China, Disinformation, Iran, Middle East, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), NATO, Russia, US Imperialism

In recent months, even across the collective West’s media, growing admissions are being made about both Russia and China’s superior military industrial capacity. With Russia’s first use of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, it is admitted that Russia (and likely China) possess formidable military capabilities the collective West currently lacks. Despite the collective efforts of NATO in arming, training, and backing Ukraine, Ukrainian forces continue to give ground at an accelerated rate across the entire line of contact amid the ongoing Russian Special Military Operation (SMO).

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